Unsinkable

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Bruce Ismay was chairman of the White Star Line the night the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic ocean.

Despite most officials sacrificing themselves in the disaster, Ismay found space in the last lifeboat to leave the starboard side.

Drowned with survivor’s guilt, he has returned to shore to discover the weight of the tragedy has only just begun.

Should he have gotten in that lifeboat?Unsinkable' is an emotionally charged drama that interrogates the nature of masculinity, hubris and guilt.

Through tense philosophical dialogue, it explores the blurred line between survival and cowardice.Finalist of Tip Tray Theatre's What Happens Next, and following a sold-out staged reading in 2025, Unsinkable makes its full-length premiere at Hope St.

Theatre.